oidhche

== Irish == === Noun === oidhche f (genitive singular oidhche, nominative plural oidhcheanta) superseded spelling of oíche ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “oidhche”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish aidche and aidchi, the oblique forms of adaig, from earlier *adekʷī or *adekī, of unknown origin; possibly cognate with Latin āter (“dark”) or Sanskrit अन्ध (andha, “blind”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɤ̃ĩçə/ (South Uist) IPA(key): /ˈũĩçə/, [ˈʉ̃ĩçə] (Barra) IPA(key): [ˈʉ̃ĩçʌ] === Noun === oidhche f (genitive singular oidhche, plural oidhcheannan) night ==== Declension ==== Alternative genitive singular: oidhcheadh (Southern Hebridean, Skye) ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === feasgar latha madainn === Mutation === === References ===